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Supersized snowflakes: A scientific quest to make enormous snow
he Guinness world record for the largest snowflake stands at 38 centimetres across and 20 centimetres thick, a whopper recorded in Montana in January 1887. Whilst some scientists are sceptical, it got us thinking. With all our scientific knowledge and … Continue reading
Neil deGrasse Tyson and Bill Nye Catch Up
Thanks to our friends at @planetarysociety for partnering with us on this episode! To support their mission and the future of space advocacy, head over to https://www.planetary.org/startalk! Could life hitchhike across planets? What color is the sky on Mars? Neil … Continue reading
BBC Radio 4 – Curious Cases, Series 1, 10. Night Walkers
Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain investigate sleepwalking Wake up! It’s time for a dreamy new episode of Curious Cases all about the science of sleepwalking. Listener Abigail has done some strange things in her sleep, from taking all the … Continue reading
An Ultra High-Resolution ‘Snowflake Camera’ Captures the Extraordinary Details of Snow Crystals | Colossal
November 19, 2020 Photography Grace Ebert All images © Nathan Myhrvold It’s easy to forget that the mounds of snow lining sidewalks each winter actually are comprised of billions of tiny crystals with individual grooves and feathered offshoots. A trio … Continue reading
Why Pandas Are Impressively Bad at Existing
[…] Watch this video ad-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/realscience-… Patreon: ( / realscience ) Instagram: ( / stephaniesammann ) Images Courtesy of Getty Images Thanks to our Patreon Supporters: Eric Ypsilantis Robert Thompson Keith Skipper References: [1]https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/…. [2] https://www.nature.com/articles/s4159… [3] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science… … Continue reading
Ancient Amazonian Cities [3 examples…kind of]
[…] What’s going on with these ancient Amazon cities! Sources: Prümers, Heiko, et al. “Lidar reveals pre-Hispanic low-density urbanism in the Bolivian amazon.” Nature, vol. 606, no. 7913, 25 May 2022, pp. 325–328, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-04…. Rostain, Stéphen, et al. “Two … Continue reading
You’re Probably Wrong About Rainbows
[…] Special thanks to Mats Vermeeren. 00:00 Most people don’t understand rainbows 01:08 Light refraction explained 08:20 How does a rainbow form? 13:10 Circular rainbows 15:14 Why are rainbows curved? 17:30 Why can’t you see a rainbow with sunglasses? 18:43 … Continue reading
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